| 1985 Atlanta Journal 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $305,710 | Race Date: | Nov 3, 1985 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.250 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 34Min 34Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 139.597 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 39 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Harry Gant H. Gant | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #33 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Mach 1 Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Buick: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 175 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 167.940 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Atlanta Journal 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 185 | 328 | 175 |
| 2 | 9 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running | | 175 | 328 | 137 |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running |  | 170 | 328 | 2 |
| 4 | 13 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 160 | 328 | 0 |
| 5 | 14 | 16 | Morgan Shepherd | Carolina Tool & Equipment | Running | | 155 | 327 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 150 | 327 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running |  | 146 | 327 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 147 | 327 | 14 |
| 9 | 15 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Miller American | Running |  | 138 | 327 | 0 |
| 10 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 134 | 326 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 130 | 326 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running | | 127 | 326 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits | Running |  | 124 | 326 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 121 | 325 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 118 | 325 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running | | 115 | 325 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 112 | 324 | 0 |
| 18 | 31 | 21 | Rick Wilson | Ellington Racing | Running | | 109 | 321 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 106 | 320 | 0 |
| 20 | 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Motorsports Design | Running | | 103 | 319 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | | 100 | 317 | 0 | |
| 22 | 25 | 38 | Alan Kulwicki | Hardee's | Running | | 97 | 317 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 45 | Rick Baldwin | Morris Racing | Running | | 94 | 316 | 0 |
| 24 | 39 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | V-R Racing | Running | | 91 | 314 | 0 |
| 25 | 36 | 31 | Chet Fillip | Circle Bar Truck Corral | Running | | 88 | 308 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running | | 85 | 305 | 0 |
| 27 | 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Running | | 82 | 305 | 0 |
| 28 | 38 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Running | | 79 | 272 | 0 |
| 29 | 23 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Accident | | 76 | 267 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 72 | Sammy Swindell | Sizzler | Accident | | 73 | 242 | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Burned Piston | | 70 | 208 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | Folgers Decaffeinated | | 67 | 198 | 0 | |
| 33 | 8 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | | 64 | 190 | 0 | |
| 34 | 37 | 17 | Ken Ragan | McCord Gaskets | Engine | | 61 | 181 | 0 |
| 35 | 18 | 99 | Connie Saylor | Ball Racing | Oil Pump | | 58 | 172 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Engine | | 55 | 164 | 0 |
| 37 | 42 | 49 | Trevor Boys | McCaig Racing | Engine | | 52 | 135 | 0 |
| 38 | 22 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Copenhagen | Accident | | 49 | 117 | 0 |
| 39 | 19 | 23 | Michael Waltrip | Hawaiian Punch | Accident | | 46 | 92 | 0 |
| 40 | 41 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford& Honda | Accident | | 43 | 90 | 0 |
| 41 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Engine | | 40 | 64 | 0 |
| 42 | 32 | 1 | Davey Allison | Lancaster Tobacco | Engine | | 37 | 52 | 0 |
